web02.fireside.fmSun, 07 Jun 2020 03:50:52 -0500Fireside (https://fireside.fm)High On Paint Fumes - Episodes Tagged with “Inspiration”https://www.highonpaintfumes.com/tags/inspiration
Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0700Do you feel stuck, overwhelmed or isolated in your creative work? Do you wonder if other artists struggle with the same things you do? Artist and writer Stephanie Lam explores the psychological and practical issues that come from trying to create stuff. She takes insights, strategies, ideas and questions from a wide range of fields and condenses them into short episodes geared specifically to help artists grow as creators and evolve in their work.
en-usepisodicA Dose of Inspiration & Information for ArtistsStephanie LamDo you feel stuck, overwhelmed or isolated in your creative work? Do you wonder if other artists struggle with the same things you do? Artist and writer Stephanie Lam explores the psychological and practical issues that come from trying to create stuff. She takes insights, strategies, ideas and questions from a wide range of fields and condenses them into short episodes geared specifically to help artists grow as creators and evolve in their work.
noStephanie Lamstephanie@highonpaintfumes.comEpisode 17: Generate Your Own Creative Breakthrough!http://www.highonpaintfumes.com/17
b9577ac4-8289-412c-bdfb-d574c897e430Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamAre you in need of a creative breakthrough? Do you feel stuck in the same old habits? Maybe you want to take your work to the next level but haven’t figured out what that next level is. I’ve got a strategy for how you can generate your own creative breakthrough. 15:32noSigns you might need a breakthrough:
* you’re bored
* you don’t want to paint and find other things to do instead
* your studio is filled with half-finished pieces you no longer care about
* you look at your work and feel like something’s missing
Beyond the Obvious with Mike Bailey (http://mebaileyart.com/workshops/)
Arches Oil Paper (https://www.dickblick.com/products/arches-oil-paper/)
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breakthrough, stuck
Signs you might need a breakthrough:

you’re bored

you don’t want to paint and find other things to do instead

your studio is filled with half-finished pieces you no longer care about

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Dealing With a NO: Getting Stronger from Rejectionhttp://www.highonpaintfumes.com/16
e5436a67-72b7-4207-8098-880deeab3f3fSun, 10 Mar 2019 17:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamLet's be real, rejection hurts! I recently got rejected and share the steps I went through to work through it. 17:51noLet's be real, rejection hurts! I recently got rejected and share the steps I went through to work through it.
Marie Forleo interviews Bryce Dallas Howard (https://youtu.be/E-DF4LUm0Rc)
Tony Robbins' shares Sylvester Stallone's story (https://youtu.be/YPwA_GbEIGY)
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rejection, perseverance
Let's be real, rejection hurts! I recently got rejected and share the steps I went through to work through it.

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15: The Gap Between Your Vision & Your Abilityhttp://www.highonpaintfumes.com/15
319b9a0e-1efc-4201-b1fe-e1a0280af67aTue, 26 Jun 2018 10:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamDo you ever experience disappointment because what you've made and what you WANT to be making aren't the same? Today's episode offers encouragement for coping with that gap.10:58noDo you ever experience disappointment because what you've made and what you WANT to be making aren't the same? Ira Glass speaks to this difference of "taste" and Todd Henry calls it the "Aspiration Gap." Everyone agrees that the way out to make a TON of work to grow your skills. But is there a gap between vision and ability that can never be closed?
Ira Glass on Storytelling
Part 1 (https://youtu.be/f6ezU57J8YI)
Part 2 (https://youtu.be/dx2cI-2FJRs)
Part 3 (https://youtu.be/X2wLP0izeJE)
Part 4 (https://youtu.be/sp_8pwkg_R8)
Ira Glass Lyric Video of Part 3 segment (https://vimeo.com/24715531)
Todd Henry's book Louder than Words (http://a.co/9ke3y0s)
Bayles &amp; Orland's book Art &amp; Fear (http://a.co/6rUXeVI)
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Do you ever experience disappointment because what you've made and what you WANT to be making aren't the same? Ira Glass speaks to this difference of "taste" and Todd Henry calls it the "Aspiration Gap." Everyone agrees that the way out to make a TON of work to grow your skills. But is there a gap between vision and ability that can never be closed?

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Do you ever experience disappointment because what you've made and what you WANT to be making aren't the same? Ira Glass speaks to this difference of "taste" and Todd Henry calls it the "Aspiration Gap." Everyone agrees that the way out to make a TON of work to grow your skills. But is there a gap between vision and ability that can never be closed?

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14: How to Keep Your Promises to Yourself (Part 2) http://www.highonpaintfumes.com/14
443fdd58-33ea-49c0-bccd-c1e8f72aa81dTue, 19 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamWhen was the last time you have a 'win' on your journey toward achieving your goals? In this episode, we explore the importance of frequent, small wins to keep our motivation and engagement high. The science of animal training, offers a helpful model!15:34noWhen was the last time you have a 'win' on your journey toward achieving your goals? In this episode, we explore the importance of frequent, small wins to keep our motivation and engagement high. The science of animal training, offers a helpful model!
The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden (http://a.co/97szaX7)
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When was the last time you have a 'win' on your journey toward achieving your goals? In this episode, we explore the importance of frequent, small wins to keep our motivation and engagement high. The science of animal training, offers a helpful model!

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When was the last time you have a 'win' on your journey toward achieving your goals? In this episode, we explore the importance of frequent, small wins to keep our motivation and engagement high. The science of animal training, offers a helpful model!

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13: How to Keep Promises to Yourself (Part 1) http://www.highonpaintfumes.com/13
327bc433-3364-4ac7-ad59-43890a1da77fTue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamWhen was the last time you kept a promise to yourself? Most of us have a poor track record at honoring our own goals, but that can change. 16:06noWhen was the last time you kept a promise to yourself? Most of us have a poor track record at honoring our own goals, but that can change. Today's episode is Part 1 in a series on keeping promises to ourselves. Because who can we rely on to achieve our dreams, if not us?
Strategy 1: learn to separate your thoughts and feelings from your actions. ACT! Don't wait for the ideal mindset or thought life to take action. Contrary to a lot of popular self-development, you don't need the right thoughts to take the right actions.
UnFu*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop (Amazon) (http://a.co/5mqn5zi)
UnFu*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop (Audible) (https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Unfu-k-Yourself-Audiobook/B0731R4RFX?ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&amp;pf_rd_r=99TJBK9Q195AJBHYAJWB&amp;)
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When was the last time you kept a promise to yourself? Most of us have a poor track record at honoring our own goals, but that can change. Today's episode is Part 1 in a series on keeping promises to ourselves. Because who can we rely on to achieve our dreams, if not us?

Strategy 1: learn to separate your thoughts and feelings from your actions. ACT! Don't wait for the ideal mindset or thought life to take action. Contrary to a lot of popular self-development, you don't need the right thoughts to take the right actions.

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When was the last time you kept a promise to yourself? Most of us have a poor track record at honoring our own goals, but that can change. Today's episode is Part 1 in a series on keeping promises to ourselves. Because who can we rely on to achieve our dreams, if not us?

Strategy 1: learn to separate your thoughts and feelings from your actions. ACT! Don't wait for the ideal mindset or thought life to take action. Contrary to a lot of popular self-development, you don't need the right thoughts to take the right actions.

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12: Tom Jones is My Hero (and Could Be Yours Too)http://www.highonpaintfumes.com/tomjones
f6f32284-de6f-4bf0-a1df-452a32448ffdTue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamWhat's new pussycat? Tom Jones' creative career is a reminder of what is possible for us as creatives: longevity, persistence and a desire to serve an audience with our creative gifts for an entire lifetime.8:35noWhat's new pussycat? Tom Jones' creative career is a reminder of what is possible for us as creatives: longevity, persistence and a desire to serve an audience with our creative gifts for an entire lifetime.
I saw Jones in concert and was BLOWN AWAY. The man still has it.
We need more examples like this! We need to seek out and absorb the lives and stories of those we admire who have stayed in the creative game and devoted their lives to their art. If you don't have any inspirational figures like this, you need to find some! We often lack motivation because we lack vision. Folks who are farther along than we are can provide that inspirational vision. But we must seek them out.
Tom Jones sings Leonard Cohen's Tower of Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWiPFT0v2c)
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What's new pussycat? Tom Jones' creative career is a reminder of what is possible for us as creatives: longevity, persistence and a desire to serve an audience with our creative gifts for an entire lifetime.

I saw Jones in concert and was BLOWN AWAY. The man still has it.

We need more examples like this! We need to seek out and absorb the lives and stories of those we admire who have stayed in the creative game and devoted their lives to their art. If you don't have any inspirational figures like this, you need to find some! We often lack motivation because we lack vision. Folks who are farther along than we are can provide that inspirational vision. But we must seek them out.

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What's new pussycat? Tom Jones' creative career is a reminder of what is possible for us as creatives: longevity, persistence and a desire to serve an audience with our creative gifts for an entire lifetime.

I saw Jones in concert and was BLOWN AWAY. The man still has it.

We need more examples like this! We need to seek out and absorb the lives and stories of those we admire who have stayed in the creative game and devoted their lives to their art. If you don't have any inspirational figures like this, you need to find some! We often lack motivation because we lack vision. Folks who are farther along than we are can provide that inspirational vision. But we must seek them out.

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11: How Well Do You Know Your Feelings?http://www.highonpaintfumes.com/emotions
c9abfd85-b041-47c3-9638-dcdc0a7b0e2dTue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamEmotions can be tricky things! I share a special tool - and how naming specific emotions has made a difference for me as a person and an artist. 16:31noEmotions can be tricky things! I share a special tool - and why naming specific emotions can make a difference for you as a person and an artist.
FREE FEELINGS CHART! (https://stephanielam.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=595728cf4efcc1db6354490f2&amp;id=d78229b95a) (enter your email and an email with the link will be sent to you)
Susan David's book Emotional Agility (http://a.co/dTgtFUn)
Susan David's TED talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage)
Susan David's website (http://www.susandavid.com/)
Paul Ekman's website (https://www.paulekman.com/)
Inside Out Clip - Sadness Helps Bing Bong (https://youtu.be/QT6FdhKriB8)
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Emotions can be tricky things! I share a special tool - and why naming specific emotions can make a difference for you as a person and an artist.

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10: Imagine Yourself As the Character in a Compelling Storyhttp://www.highonpaintfumes.com/characterinastory
60a997d1-dabb-4681-a090-049aa8ebcd7dTue, 22 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamToday we’re taking a cue from novelists and looking at ourselves as characters in the midst of a compelling story. If you’re feeling at all discouraged or frustrated with yourself this week, this strategy could really help.
12:51noBy examining the way novelists construct compelling characters, we can actually look at our own lives with a bit more objectivity and a little less self-judgment.
Adrienne Bell's book PlotMD (https://www.amazon.com/Plot-MD-Personal-Prescription-Compelling-ebook/dp/B07CGNN9WD)
Rachael Herron's podcast/YouTube How Do You Write interviewing Adrienne Bell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia1NyANg_ZA)
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By examining the way novelists construct compelling characters, we can actually look at our own lives with a bit more objectivity and a little less self-judgment.

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9: Starting Dating the Future Youhttp://www.highonpaintfumes.com/futureselfcontinuity
1a77543e-504c-47a7-8826-01724c3d480eTue, 15 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamWhy is it that we struggle to make decisions now that will benefit our future selves? There’s research in psychology that seeks to answer this question and they’ve come up with some answers that can help us as artists.
15:41noI'm guessing that you, like me, have choices and decisions we wish we had stuck with or done differently - last month, last year, or a decade ago. If only we could get ourselves to make those wise decisions TODAY! How grateful our future selves would be!
Enter: future self continuity. This research shows that the more real we can make our future selves to our present selves, the more likely we are to act in ways our future selves will appreciate. I take this info and put it in the context of art-making and creative work and YES. I want you to take your future self out on a date.
Hal Hershfield's TEDx talk on "How Can We Help Our Future Selves?" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJotBbd7MwQ)
Hal Hershfield: Future self-continuity: how conceptions of the future self transform intertemporal choice (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3764505/)
Daniel Goldstein's TEDSalon talk on "The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self" (https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_goldstein_the_battle_between_your_present_and_future_self/transcript?language=en)
Dan Gilbert's TED talk on the Psychology of Your Future Self (https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_you_are_always_changing)
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I'm guessing that you, like me, have choices and decisions we wish we had stuck with or done differently - last month, last year, or a decade ago. If only we could get ourselves to make those wise decisions TODAY! How grateful our future selves would be!
Enter: future self continuity. This research shows that the more real we can make our future selves to our present selves, the more likely we are to act in ways our future selves will appreciate. I take this info and put it in the context of art-making and creative work and YES. I want you to take your future self out on a date.

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I'm guessing that you, like me, have choices and decisions we wish we had stuck with or done differently - last month, last year, or a decade ago. If only we could get ourselves to make those wise decisions TODAY! How grateful our future selves would be!
Enter: future self continuity. This research shows that the more real we can make our future selves to our present selves, the more likely we are to act in ways our future selves will appreciate. I take this info and put it in the context of art-making and creative work and YES. I want you to take your future self out on a date.

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8: You Don't Have to Be Fully Formed to Engagehttp://www.highonpaintfumes.com/fullyformed
e6218c9f-bd66-4697-9940-a283fc4c4a2cTue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamDo you feel conflicted about engaging in social media? Do you feel like you need to be more or have it all figured out before you engage? I have some encouraging advice for you.9:51noDo you feel conflicted about engaging in social media? Do you feel like you need to be more or have it all figured out before you engage? Gary Vaynerchuk and Brené Brown have some helpful insight that applies to this topic.
Crushing It! (http://a.co/61wDhmi) by Gary Vaynerchuk
Brené Brown's website (https://brenebrown.com/)
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Do you feel conflicted about engaging in social media? Do you feel like you need to be more or have it all figured out before you engage? Gary Vaynerchuk and Brené Brown have some helpful insight that applies to this topic.

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Do you feel conflicted about engaging in social media? Do you feel like you need to be more or have it all figured out before you engage? Gary Vaynerchuk and Brené Brown have some helpful insight that applies to this topic.

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7: Your Weapon Against Discouragement: Metricshttp://www.highonpaintfumes.com/metrics
772866d7-543c-4164-89ec-8468376fafa2Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamHave you found that the middle of a project is where you’re most likely to get discouraged or give up? There’s a strategy that can help us get through that frustrating middle - but it’s one we often forget when it comes to our creative work.
14:13noMetrics are your weapon against discouragement! Tracking your progress helps you rise above your daily circumstances and feelings. I outline a few methods and apps I use to track my creative progress - no spreadsheets required.
FINISH by Jon Acuff (https://www.amazon.com/Finish-Give-Yourself-Gift-Done/dp/1591847621)
Geofency app (http://www.geofency.com/)
Hours Time Tracking app (https://www.hourstimetracking.com/)
Way of Life app (https://wayoflifeapp.com/)
Strides app (https://www.stridesapp.com/)
Productive app (http://productiveapp.io/)
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Metrics are your weapon against discouragement! Tracking your progress helps you rise above your daily circumstances and feelings. I outline a few methods and apps I use to track my creative progress - no spreadsheets required.

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Metrics are your weapon against discouragement! Tracking your progress helps you rise above your daily circumstances and feelings. I outline a few methods and apps I use to track my creative progress - no spreadsheets required.

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6: Don't Do Your Besthttp://www.highonpaintfumes.com/dontdoyourbest
90653097-045b-4dda-9d5a-78ea4a31e995Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamHow do you define your 'best'? I share why aspiring to 'do your best' may be undermining your efforts to make more art.17:30noDoing our 'best' is an ambiguous, ever-changing concept. I outline a few reasons why exhorting ourselves to 'do our best' is unhelpful when it comes to making more (or better) art.
- Our 'best' changes over time.
- Our 'best' is subject to things outside of our own willpower and effort.
- Doing our 'best' doesn't guarantee we will feel good about the end result.
- Our perception of our 'best' isn't fixed and can change retroactively.
Plus a handful of questions that are worth asking instead.
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Doing our 'best' is an ambiguous, ever-changing concept. I outline a few reasons why exhorting ourselves to 'do our best' is unhelpful when it comes to making more (or better) art.

Our 'best' changes over time.

Our 'best' is subject to things outside of our own willpower and effort.

Doing our 'best' doesn't guarantee we will feel good about the end result.

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5: What's Your Manifesto?http://www.highonpaintfumes.com/manifestos
b3a6cb47-d8cc-42fb-bff8-fb9ec6b9080cMon, 16 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0700Stephanie LamfullStephanie LamDo you have a creative manifesto - a document that lists the important creative truths you want to keep top of mind? If you were to create one, what would you write? 13:22noDo you have a creative manifesto - a document that lists the important creative truths you want to keep top of mind? If you were to create one, what would you write? Stephanie shares a few points on her work-in-progress creative manifesto.
Sh*tty first drafts lead to a satisfying end product.
The answer is in the next painting.
My work is not in vain.
Every piece has a 'throwaway' moment.
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016)
Lemon Cake Recipe by Ina Garten (https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/lemon-yogurt-cake-recipe-1947092) (Stephanie adds 3 tbsps of poppyseeds!)
Gretchen Rubin's Manifestos (https://gretchenrubin.com/about/manifesto/)
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Do you have a creative manifesto - a document that lists the important creative truths you want to keep top of mind? If you were to create one, what would you write? Stephanie shares a few points on her work-in-progress creative manifesto.

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Do you have a creative manifesto - a document that lists the important creative truths you want to keep top of mind? If you were to create one, what would you write? Stephanie shares a few points on her work-in-progress creative manifesto.